# Barney Maguire — A Thief in the Night character guide

> Barney Maguire in A Thief in the Night by E. W. Hornung.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Maguire, the terrible Barney, Barney

**First appearance:** 0001-the-chest-of-silver

## Snapshot

A hulking Irish-American prizefighter with sequined trophies and a hair-trigger temper, dangerous enough to make Raffles watch his step.

## Who they are

Barney Maguire greets strangers with a fist and a threat, then claps them on the back once he remembers a face. His den is a locked stronghold of boxing trophies and wary hospitality, and he is quick to assume any intruder is a crook worth flattening. As a rival with brute force and a suspicious eye, he raises the stakes whenever Raffles's schemes stray into his territory.

## In the story

### [A Trap to Catch a Cracksman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_thief_in_the_night_se/chapters/a-trap-to-catch-a-cracksman)

Heavyweight champion who set the trap; returns home to find Bunny at his door.

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